David S. Garland

David Shepherd Garland (27 September 1769-7 October 1849) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-VA 21) from 10 January 1810 to 3 March 1811, succeeding Wilson Cary Nicholas and preceding Hugh Nelson.

Biography
David Shepherd Garland was born in New Glasgow, Virginia in 1769, and he married Patrick Henry's niece. He became a lawyer before serving in the House of Delegates from 1799 to 1802 and from 1805 to 1809, and he briefly served in the US House of Representatives from 1810 to 1811 and again in the House of Delegates from 1814 to 1815, 1819 to 1826, and 1832 to 1836. He served as a Democratic presidential elector in 1828, and he later joined the Whigs. He died in 1849.